Expansion/Compression: a Short Fiction Workshop Emily Nemens Live Workshop
Fiction
April 22 to May 13, 2026
Tiered Tuition
$250-$600
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About the Offering

Wednesdays on April 22nd, April 29th, May 6th, and May 13 at 7pm to 9pm (Eastern)

In this workshop, we’ll focus on short fiction revision. How do you improve a good draft, whether it’s via expansion or compression, or a mix of both? What can contemporary short fiction teach us about our own writing? Each week we will workshop short stories, honing in on craft elements, and discuss published work as a group.

 

About the Instructor/Moderator

Emily Nemens is the author of the novels Clutch (Tin House/Zando, 2026), and The Cactus League (FSG, 2020), both of which were NYT Book Review Editor's Choice selections. She spent over a decade leading literary magazines, including The Paris Review and The Southern Review. She teaches at Bennington Writing Seminars and lives in New Jersey.